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India’s New Government and Climate Change: Good News, Bad News

The Congress Party’s unexpected strong victory in the 2009 elections has also brought one of the strongest Cabinets in recent times. For those interested in the upcoming climate talks, however, it also presents some challenges. At the end of the day, climate policy will not be a focus of the government, but there are some …

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Passage to India

Just arrived in Hyderabad, India, for the RAND/India School of Business conference on entrepreneurship. After that, I make my way west to Bombay, and then north to Delhi, where on June 19th, the new Jindal Global Law School will sponsor a major conference on climate. It’s (sometimes) nice going to conferences, but I am also hoping to find …

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Two Cheers for Clean Coal

I think it’s terrific that the Coen Brothers are making funny, effective ads against relying on “clean coal” as part of the US energy program. But I worry that the clean energy community is really missing the boat here. Clean coal research and development is absolutely crucial in fighting climate change not for us, but …

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Engaging India on Climate

Via the Times of India, along comes the news that the state of Himachal Pradesh, just south of Kashmir, says that it will present a plan to become a carbon-neutral state. I’ll believe it when I see it, although the state seems to have a reasonable business strategy: reforest thousands of acres and sell carbon …

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Mayor NIMBY

Karen Bass’ blocking of duplexes in devastated communities is a nasty piece of plutocracy.

“Hi, Can you Hear Me?” A CPUC Debrief

The California Public Utilities Commission heard an earful about neighborhood decarbonization. Here’s the input from Californians who support climate action.

The Energy Secretary Pushes Pseudoscience

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The American Experience’s “Clearing the Air: The War on Smog” tells an extraordinary story. It premieres on PBS this Tuesday.

What Do Bureaucrats Maximize?

New research demonstrates that governments can reduce intractable emissions problems — if they have the right incentives

Why Does Misinformation Follow Extreme Weather?

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States Should Not Wait to “Make Polluters Pay”

Guest contributors Laura Fox and Doug Kysar write that now is the right time for more states to adopt climate accountability laws, despite ongoing legal challenges.

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Karen Bass’ blocking of duplexes in devastated communities is a nasty piece of plutocracy.

The California Public Utilities Commission heard an earful about neighborhood decarbonization. Here’s the input from Californians who support climate action.

The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.

The American Experience’s “Clearing the Air: The War on Smog” tells an extraordinary story. It premieres on PBS this Tuesday.

New research demonstrates that governments can reduce intractable emissions problems — if they have the right incentives

The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.

Guest contributors Laura Fox and Doug Kysar write that now is the right time for more states to adopt climate accountability laws, despite ongoing legal challenges.

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